Fastening device for draft-pins



(VNO Model.) J. W. DjjlLiY.v

'PASTBNING DBT/'1031.103' DRA-FT PINS.

10.291.304 Patented' Jan. 1, 1884.

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IINiTno STATES Farmer Frio a JOSEPH XV.. BAILEY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

FAsTENiNe DEVICE FOR DRAFT-PINS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,30?, dated January1, 1884.

Application ined May s, i883. (No moan.)

To all whom it may oon/cern,.- l

Be it known that I, Josnrrr W. BAILEY, of Detroit, county of Wayne,State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Meansfor Fastening Draft-Pins; and I declare the following to be a full,clear, and eX- act description of the saine, such as will enable othersskilled in the'art to which it pertains to make and use it, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention consists in the combination of devices and applianceshereinafter specified, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of a device embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a plan View with the latch closed. Fig. 3 is a planview with the latch opened.

Heretofore in the operation of horse-cars a difficulty has beenexperienced from the liability of the draft-pin which secures the evenerto the draw-bar to work loose. It is the object of my invention toremedy this difficulty by providing simple and economicalmeans wherebysaid draft-pin `may be held firmly in place, while it may also bequickly and readily disengaged whenever it is desired to shift theevener or to remove the pin for any reason. I accomplish this object asfollows:

In the drawings, A represents board of the car. y

B represents the draw-bar.

G represents the evener.

I) represents the draft-pin, constructed, as is usual, with an extendedarm, for the ready operation of the driver, said pin being provided witha suitable shoulder, d, suitably located near the top.

E represents my improved fastening, consisting of the jaws e, rigidlysecured to the bracket E', said bracket adapted to be secured,by meansof bolts or otherwise, upon `the dashboard of the car. Near the outerend of the jaws they are suitably expanded to form the orifice e', saidorifice communicating with the socket c2.

E2 is a latch pivoted between said jaws, and

the dashpreferably provided with a stopper, e3, adapt/I ed to close intothe orilice e', the latch preferably being construeted with shoulderse4, for the ready operation of the latch.

' The operation` of the device is as follows: Thefastening may bereadily secured upon the draft-pin by raising the latch and passing itover the top of the pin, the curved handle d being left with a suitableopening, d2, for this purpose. The fastening issecured tothe dashboardin such a position that the slot c2 will rest upon the shoulder d of thepin. The latch being closd, as shown in Fig. 2, it is evident that theengagement of the shoulder cl with the edges of the fastening willeffectually prevent the pin from being raised or thrown out ofengagement with the evener and the drawbar. Should it be desired toraise the pin, by opening the latch the pin may be drawn back out of theslot ci into the larger orice e', as shown in dotted lines in Fig. l,the diameter ofthe orifice being larger than that ofthe shoulder d uponthe draft-pin, and permitting the pinto be raised through said orifice;and when it is desired to secure the piu in position again the latch isclosed behind it, the stopper c closing into the orifice c'.

The extending shoulders c* of the latch enable the driver to manipulatethe latch 4with ease.

1. A fastening for securing draft-pins firmly in place, consisting ofsuitable embracing-jaws adapted to be secured to the dashboard, and

provided with the orifice c2, communicating with the expanded oriiicec', and, in combination therewith, a latch pivoted between said.

jaws, and adapted, when closed, to hold the draft-pin firmly in theoriiice e2, substantially as described.

` 2. Afastening foiI holding a draft-pin firmly in place, consisting ofsuitable jaws provided with the orifice e?, communicating with theexpanded orifice c', and, in combination therewith, a latchvpivotedbetwecnvsaid jaws, and provided with a stopper adapted to close into theorifice c2, the construction being such that when the latch is closedthe draft-pin will 4be held firmly in the orifice ci, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination, with a dash-board and ing the latch the pin may bedrawn upward draft-pin provided with shoulders b, of a. fastthrough theorifice c', substantially as deening consisting of embracing-jawsprovided scribed.

with the orice e2 and expanded orifice e', and, In testimony whereof Isign this specica- 5 in connection therewith, zt latch suitably pivtionin the presence of two witnesses.

oted between said dws the construction beine' y* T Such that when thJelatch is closed the pin will JOSEPH W DAILEX' be held firmly in theorifice e, and in that po- Witnesses: sition be prevented fromdisplacement by the N. S. WRIGHT, 1o shoulders I) beneath'thc fastening,and by reis- WILLIAM F. FORD.

